Bizarre HP Z3100 problem! Help!

[jrdigiart]

Here's one for the books!  I've been printing fine and now, all of a sudden, I print a test strip and it looks great, but when I printout the full size print, it comes out faded!  I'm totally baffled!  I've repeated this at least 3 times, same settings with the same results.  I've rebooted and reset... I'm at the end of my rope!  Any ideas?  Thanks!

JR

[Justan]

The first test is to see if the problem is due to the source image or something else. Try printing from a different source image and see if the problem duplicates.

[Ernst Dinkla]

Wrong side of the paper?
Happens sometimes.

Ernst, op de lei getypt.

[kaelaria]

Tried a full reboot of the printer?

[jrdigiart]

Thanks for your replies!  I'm in the midst of a personal problem at the moment and will try your suggestions this evening... btw, it's a roll and only goes in one way... but thanks just the same!

JR

[jrdigiart]

Unfortunately, none of your suggestions have produced any change, but it prompted me to look closer at my settings. I noticed in the Photoshop (CS6) print dialog box, under "Paper/Quality", the "Paper Type" says "Any", and scrolling down, the Custom Paper list is empty (although the "Loaded Paper" is correct), which is odd. Then I remembered I had updated my Macs OS last week from 10.8.1 to 10.8.2... the only "change" since I printed last... w/o any problems!

As soon as I re-install the old print drivers, I'll let you know if that's the problem.  As always, this forum is a great resource! The willingness of it's members sharing their vast knowledge and experience is greatly appreciated... thanks again for all of your help!

JR